अंकल

See also: अकल, अक़्ल, अकेले, अकेला, अकाल, अकेली, and अकाले

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os

Latin avunculus

Old French unclebor.

Middle English uncle

English unclebor.

Hindi अंकल (aṅkal)

Borrowed from English uncle.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əŋ.kəl/, [ɐ̃ŋ.kɐl]

• Audio (Delhi):

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• Rhymes: -əl

Noun

अंकल • (aṅkal) m (Urdu spelling انکل)

1. uncle

   Synonym: चाचा (cācā)

2. respectful form of address for any elder man

   अंकल जी ― aṅkal jī ― uncle-ji

Declension

Declension of अंकल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अंकल aṅkal	अंकल aṅkal
oblique	अंकल aṅkal	अंकलों aṅkalõ
vocative	अंकल aṅkal	अंकलो aṅkalo

References

• “uncle-ji”, in Collins Gem English-Hindi Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• “अंकल”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from English uncle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [əŋkəl]

Noun

अंकल • (aṅkal) m (Latin script onkol, Kannada script ಅಂಕಲ್)

1. a respectful form of address for any elder man

   Coordinate term: आंटी (āṇṭī)

2. (derogatory) a Goan Christian man

Declension

Declension of अंकल
	singular	plural
ergative	अंकलान (aṅkalān)	अंकलान्नि (aṅkalānni)
nominative	अंकल (aṅkal)	अंकला (aṅkalā)
vocative	अंकला (aṅkalā)	अंकलान्नो (aṅkalānno)
accusative/dative	अंकलाक (aṅkalāk)	अंकलांक (aṅkalānk)
superessive	अंकलार/अंकलाचेर (aṅkalār/aṅkalācer)	अंकलान्चेर (aṅkalāncer)
instrumental	अंकलानि (aṅkalāni)	अंकलान्नि (aṅkalānni)
ablative	अंकलात्ल्यान (aṅkalātlyān)	अंकलान्त्ल्यान (aṅkalāntlyān)

Genitive declension of अंकल
	masculine object		feminine object
	singular	plural	singular	plural
singular subject	अंकलाचो (aṅkalātso)	अंकलाचे (aṅkalāce)	अंकलाचि (aṅkalāci)	अंकलाचि (aṅkalāci)
plural subject	अंकलान्चो (aṅkalāntso)	अंकलान्चे (aṅkalānce)	अंकलान्चि (aṅkalānci)	अंकलान्चि (aṅkalānci)

References

• Madhavi Sardesai (2006), A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani‎^[1], Goa University (doctoral thesis)